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Ford Focus 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15308 · NHTSA communication 630216 · issued Oct 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2001–2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built after 10/01/2001 may exhibit a difficult to turn ignition key. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.